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Home And Garden Show

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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.

  • Clean and till up vegetable beds and add compost to the beds to increase organic matter.
  • Plant cool season crops.
  • When growing seeds indoors check the media before watering. If the media has moisture check the next day before watering.
  • Get ready to start seed for many warm season crops. I suggest sowing indoors about 4 to 6 weeks before you plan to plant outdoors.
  • On warm days 70F or warmer provide ventilation in greenhouses and cold frames if growing plants in them.
  • Add dill and fennel to your garden to support swallowtail butterflies.
  • We have excellent gardening publications at Cooperative Extension
  • Don’t spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on a garden or landscape project without first spending $4 for a soil analysis.
  • Always check moisture level of garden soil before tilling that soil

 

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Meeting Set For Mar. 8 To Plan For Annual 4-H Poultry Sale

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Parents of children between the ages of 5 and 18 with an interest in raising and showing poultry should attend a virtual meeting next week to learn about plans for the 2022 Four County 4-H Poultry Show and Sale.

The meeting will be held via Zoom beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 8. The link is

https://go.ncsu.edu/4countypoultry.

The program provides 10 birds to each youth participant to raise, show and then sell. Each participant must show and sell three of the 10 birds they raise.

The birds will be auctioned at the sale, with proceeds going to the participant and to to the Four County 4-H group. Trophies also will be awarded.

Direct questions to your county’s 4-H agent.

  • In Vance County, contact Wykia Macon at 252.438.8188
  • In Granville County, contact Lina Howe or Kim Woods at 919.603.1350
  • In Warren County, contact Stephen Misenheimer or Matthew Place at 252.257.3640
  • In Franklin County, contact Meg Wyatt or Martha Mobley at 919.496.3344

Cooperative Extension With Paul McKenzie: What Works in the Garden

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Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs.

 

The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance 03-01-22

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The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for March 1, 2022. The Chamber compiles the information, and it is presented here and on the radio. Contact the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce at 438-8414 or email michelle@hendersonvance.org to be included.

 

Name of the Company: Vance Granville Community College

Jobs Available: CDL Instructor – Part-time

Method of Contact:  If Interested please call or come by one of the local NC Works Offices or log on to ncworks.gov

 

Name of the Company:  Hollander Sleep Products

Jobs Available: Human Resources Manager and Lift Truck Operator

Method of Contact: If Interested please call or come by one of the local NC Works Offices or log on to ncworks.gov

 

 Name of the Company:  Granville- Vance District Health Department

Jobs Available:  Public Health Educator

Method of Contact:  If Interested please call or come by one of the local NC Works Offices or log on to ncworks.gov

  

Name of the Company:  Ameristaff

Jobs Available: Reworker

Method of Contact:  If Interested please call or come by one of the local NC Works Offices or log on to ncworks.gov

 

 Name of the Company: Boys & Girls Clubs of Central NC

Jobs Available:  Youth Development Professional – Paid work experience available for youth ages 16-24 with the Boys and Girls Clubs. This is with the NextGen Program. Opportunities available in Oxford and Creedmoor

Method of Contact: Call Helen or Mary at 919-693-2686

 

 Name of the Company:  Henderson- Vance County Chamber of Commerce

Jobs Available: Administrative Asst. / Bookkeeper – Must have a HS Diploma, Business Degree Preferred, 2 to 3 years of experience in a business office setting- will be responsible for supporting the day to day operations of the business- pay rate $12.00-$13.00 an hr, hours will be 9:00 to 5:00 Monday – Friday

Method of Contact: If interested please contact Express Employment Professionals Robin Reed at 919-693-1730

 

Some of these businesses are present or past advertisers of WIZS.  Being an ad client is not a condition of being listed or broadcast.  This is not a paid ad.

 

TownTalk: Downtown Henderson To Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

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Downtown Henderson is turning it green for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration that will include food trucks, arts and crafts for the children and music, all of which is sure to create a festive atmosphere around Breckenridge Street.

The Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission is partnering with the Vance Arts Council to put on the event and DDC representatives were on Tuesday’s Town Talk to tell John C. Rose about some of the activities that will be offered on Thursday, Mar. 17 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Alice Sallins is chairperson of the DDC promotions committee. She said sponsorships are still available for the event; there are three sponsorship levels: Leprechaun at $250, Shamrock at $500 and Pot o’ Gold at $1,000.

Sponsors’ donations will help to provide food free of charge to those who attend the community event.

Selfies with the giant leprechaun or in front of the giant rainbow and pot o’ gold are sure to be taken as well – wear green!

Ellis, who is the DDC chair, said vendors and other community agencies are signing up to participate as well. The deadline has been extended, and Ellis encouraged churches, community organizations and others to consider signing up to have a table at the St. Paddy’s Day event.

There is no vendor fee, she said.

The vendors will be part of a scavenger hunt, Ellis explained. As folks visit each vendor, they will collect information for the scavenger hunt. Those who complete the scavenger hunt will receive a small prize. “(Participants will) learn more about our community and what it has to offer,” Ellis said of the scavenger hunt.

Prize donations also are being accepted. They can be inexpensive, she noted – just something for the kids to enjoy.

Sallins said this is a “kid-geared” event and said she looks forward to seeing children complete craft activities and enjoy the music and dance performances.

Ballet Arts is scheduled to perform, and there will be some cloggers as well, she said.

Granville Vance Public Health, the Gateway Center and Perry Memorial Library are just a few of the agencies that will have boots at the celebration.

Contact Ellis at amanda@rogersandrogerslawyers.com  to join the list of vendors and agencies participating.

Contact Sallins at 252.767.4759 to learn more about sponsoring the event.

 

 

HPD Detains Two Suspects In Catalytic Converter Theft

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The Henderson Police Department on Sunday morning followed up on an alert from Granville County that resulted in the detention of two suspects.

A BOLO (be on the lookout) alert was issued by Granville County about 9:30 a.m. Sunday in reference to a blue and white truck occupied by a white male and a white female, according to HPD social media post. The post continued by stating that the couple had been seen removing converters from disabled vehicles along I-85 in the area.

A police officer who had remembered seeing an abandoned vehicle along the northbound lanes of the interstate between exits 212 and 213 drove back to the location and spotted the suspect vehicle.

The officer “engaged the two suspects and noticed a catalytic converter in the bed of the suspects’ truck, partially covered by a tarp,” the post stated.

The two were transferred to the custody of Granville and the truck was towed.

Perry Memorial Library

GSK Bringing Summer Science Camp To Perry Memorial Library

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Budding scientists in the area have a great resource to take advantage of after the last day of school called “Science in the Summer.” Vance County is one of 11 counties in the state where the science camp will be held, according to information from the Perry Memorial Library.

The program is sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline and Morehead Planetarium and Science Center. This year’s theme is “Be a Biologist: Discover the World Around You!”

Camp and registration dates for Vance Country are below. Sessions will be held in the Farm Bureau Room at the library, located at 205 Breckenridge St.

Online registration is required at GSK Science in the Summer. Parents must complete the registration.

Level I is designed for rising second and third graders. Level I camp will be held June

20-24, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

Level II is designed for rising fourth and fifth graders. It also will be held June 20-24, but will be from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Registration for Levels I and II opens at 9 a.m. on March 7, 2022.

Level III is designed for rising sixth, seventh and eighth graders. It will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. July 25-27.

Registration for Level III opens at 9 a.m. on Mar. 21.

Granville and Franklin counties also will have the science camps. Registration varies by county, so parents in those counties should visit the GSK Science in the Summer to learn when that registration will open.

NC MedAssist

NC MedAssist Distributing OTC Meds In Oxford Mar. 11

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NC MedAssist is coming to Oxford next week to give away an assortment of over-the-counter medications including pain relief products, as well as cold and flu medicines, allergy pills and children’s medication.

The distribution will take place on Friday, March 11 – rain or shine – from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the campus of the Masonic Home for Children, 600 College St., according to information from the non-profit based in Charlotte. Triangle North Healthcare Foundation is bringing the event to the area.

Registration is not required, but you may pre-register at www.medassist.org/mobile and pick up your order on the day of the event.

Items also may be picked up for a family member or friend.

All North Carolina residents over the age of 18 are welcome to pick up medications; there are no income or ID requirements.

NC MedAssist is a non-profit pharmacy that provides access to prescription medications to the uninsured and also provides free over-the-counter medications to anyone in need through its Mobile Free Pharmacy events.

Learn more at www.medassist.org.

West End Baptist

West End Baptist Church 220 Fish Fry March 14th

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The Baptist Men of West End Baptist Church on Dabney Drive in Henderson will be sponsoring a fish fry fundraiser to support local ministries.

It will take place at 220 Seafood Restaurant in Henderson on Monday, March 14th. The time is from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.

Cost is $8.00 per plate and includes trout, slaw, french fries and hushpuppies.

Take out only.

All proceeds will be used to support local ministries including ACTS, Lifeline Ministries, Rebuilding Hope, GRACE Ministries and many others.